Electrostatics Flashcards
1
Q
Coulombs law
A
The magnitude of the electrostatic force exerted by two point charges on each other is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
2
Q
The electric field strength at a point
A
is the
electrostatic force experienced per unit positive charge placed at that point.
3
Q
electric field
A
a region in space in which an electric charge experiences a
force. The direction of the electric field at a point is the direction that a positive test
charge would move if placed at that point.
